Thursday, March 11, 2021

VIDEO: Butterfly Bijou Tower Cards + Templates & Tutorial

Inspired by my team member Pam DiNunzio who shared this fun fold card with our team, I went searching for a tutorial and found one over at Mixed Up Craft. The original Tower Card is a larger card and I wanted to make one that was smaller, taking only a half sheet of cardstock and able to fit inside an A2 envelope (that's a regular Stampin' Up! Medium envelope).

I also changed it to have fewer cuts, which gave me an opportunity to add some designer paper at the top and bottom. I shared a Magenta Madness version earlier this week. Here's the one I created for my video tutorial:
VIDEO: Stampin' Up! Butterfly Bouquet ~ Butterfly Bijou Tower Cards + Templates & Tutorial ~ www.juliedavison.com #stampinup
VIDEO: Stampin' Up! Butterfly Bouquet ~ Butterfly Bijou Tower Cards + Templates & Tutorial ~ www.juliedavison.com #stampinup
The cutting is a little tedious, but the measurements are pretty simple -- everything is in 1" increments from the ends. 
  • 5-1/2" x 8-1/4" Cardstock
    • Long Side at the Top: Score at 1", 2", 6-1/4", and 7-1/4"
    • Short Side at the Top: Make short cuts from 1" to 3" and 5-1/4" to 7-1/4" at 1", 2", 3-1/2", and 4-1/2"
  • (2) 3/4" x 5-1/4" Designer Paper
  • (2) 3/4" x 4" Designer Paper
  • 2-3/4" x 2-3/4" White
  • 3" x 3" Designer Paper
Tower Card Cutting Template & Video Tutorial ~ www.juliedavison.com


A hallmark of the original Tower Card is the additional slits, so I decided to make another card that was more true to that design. This one is almost exactly the same, I just added cut lines at 1/2" increments.
VIDEO: Stampin' Up! Butterfly Bouquet ~ Butterfly Bijou Tower Cards + Templates & Tutorial ~ www.juliedavison.com #stampinup

This photo better shows the dimension of the card. It stands well on its own to display.
VIDEO: Stampin' Up! Butterfly Bouquet ~ Butterfly Bijou Tower Cards + Templates & Tutorial ~ www.juliedavison.com #stampinup

Again, this template is almost identical to the modified version, it just has extra cuts. Here are the measurements:
  • 5-1/2" x 8-1/4" Cardstock
    • Long Side at the Top: Score at 1", 2", 3", 5-1/4", 6-1/4", and 7-1/4"
    • Short Side at the Top: Make short cuts from 1" to 3" and 5-1/4" to 7-1/4" at 1/2", 1", 1-1/2", 2", 3", 3-1/2", 4", and 4-1/2"
  • (2) 3/4" x 5-1/4" Designer Paper
  • 2" x 5-1/4" Designer Paper
  • 2-3/4" x 2-3/4" White
  • 3" x 3" Black
Tower Card Cutting Template & Video Tutorial ~ www.juliedavison.com



Watch my video tutorial to follow along as I cut and create the Tower Fold Card. Leave me a comment and let me know which version of the card you prefer!



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2 comments:

  1. These are super cute. Thanks for sharing the directions. I make cards for friends in assisted living centers and they can stand these up to enjoy them!

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  2. I like your version of the tower-cards, both are just lovely.
    Watched the video and thank you for doing this.

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